So I recently bought a SSD and had the intention to make it my windows 7 boot drive, along with a few programs that I use often to make them load faster. My issue is that I have a 2TB HDD already that has my windows 7 os installed along with important files and programs. If I wanted to use my HDD as a storage and use the SSD as the new OS boot drive along with a few key programs to load off of it.. would I still have all my files/programs untouched on my hard drive if I unplug it before installing windows 7 to the SSD first, then after it's been done. connect the hard drive again to access my programs/files like normal?
Would any issues happen if i were to do this? Since my hard drive would still have windows 7 installed on it as well? Would it be safe for me to remove my windows folder on the hard drive after the SSD has the fresh windows 7 install on it, without causing my files/programs on the hard drive to be removed or have issues?
(I've put together a computer build in the past that had a HDD and SSD setup but it was a fresh build, so I'm just a little rusty with what the right steps to this process is again. Along with it using a existing hdd that has a os install already this time though.)
Would any issues happen if i were to do this? Since my hard drive would still have windows 7 installed on it as well? Would it be safe for me to remove my windows folder on the hard drive after the SSD has the fresh windows 7 install on it, without causing my files/programs on the hard drive to be removed or have issues?
(I've put together a computer build in the past that had a HDD and SSD setup but it was a fresh build, so I'm just a little rusty with what the right steps to this process is again. Along with it using a existing hdd that has a os install already this time though.)